Lisette & Tyler, or L&T for short, are both a business venture and a love story.  Whenever someone asks how long they've been together, or how they started as a duo, Lisette likes to tell them "[she] knew Tyler before he knew [she] existed."   Scroll down memory lane to learn more about our story...  

2021 & BEYOND

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To get a snapshot of our crazy music journey, check out our mini blog: 'up until now' ... 

2020: TWICE AS MUCH FUN

"Hey everyone! Thanks for reading! After 7 years together, we tied the knot September 5th, 2020!!

Though travels were suspended due to COVID-19, we are thrilled to have released our debut EP "Lost at Sea" back in March of in 2020 and so happy to have started our next chapter in life together as Mr. & Mrs. in 2021 and beyond!

In the spirit of new year’s resolutions, our future projects include blogging, building our email list to someday start a monthly newsletter, & contining to write and release new music, share our travel adventures, and never-ending love story!"

Want to know what we're up to now?  See: EVENTS

A WHOLE NEW DUO

The Carnival Inspiration 2019 marked L&T's first cruise contract as a Duo.  During this time, they focused on learning new songs, developing their new sound, and expanding their versatility with new equipment.  They also spent more time connecting with guests and engaging with their growing audience on social media.

While home, L&T made monthly appearances at Caesars Windsor while focusing their free time on future wedding plans, and writing/recording original music for their EP 'Lost at Sea'.  This brought them to their next ship: the Carnival Liberty where the duo continued wedding planning, finishing their EP & releasing a series of new cover videos online.

TIME TO TRAVEL

It was in 2016 that the couple applied to Carnival Entertainment together.  Lisette graduated in the summer, and they joined the Carnival Inspiration in the fall, as members of the Showband "Imagine Blue."  They also volunteered to perform as a duo onboard, for the ship's weekly Captain's Celebration. This was a learning experience as entertainers, musicians and team members, gaining knowledge and friendships while travelling from Long Beach, California to Baja Mexico and Catalina Island for 6  months.

After returning home, the duo continued gigging, landing their debut performance at Caesars Windsor casino's COSMOS Stage in 2017.  In addition, Tyler earned a position in the pit orchestra for Windsor Light Musical Theatre's production of Mamma Mia! and Lisette put her StudioArt Minor to use, launching her own artist shop, as an art vendor, and graphic designer @lisettestudio.  

Their second cruise contract brought them to Galveston, Texas and Cozumel, Mexico, as members of the Showband "Sail Force One" on the Carnival Valor.  They continued to learn new repertoire in multiple genres and had the opportunity to perform in the Playlist Production main stage show "America Rocks."  L&T also performed weekly as a duo in the ship's Red Frog Pub.  This seven month contract was the stepping stone for them to transition into the Mainstream Duo position with Carnival Cruise Line.

GOING THE DISTANCE

In 2013, Tyler was accepted to study abroad at the Berklee College of Music in Valencia, Spain, where he completed his 1-year Masters Program in Contemporary Studio Performance.  L&T successfully embraced the long-distance relationship during their studies, and Lisette travelled to Europe to see him graduate in 2014.

Ty was the first to accept a contract with Carnival Cruise Line in the Summer of 2015.  Later that year, he also taught as a session instructor for the Guitar Techniques class at the University of Windsor.

BUDDING BUSINESS

"Hi :).  I'm Lisette, thanks for reading this far!  I enjoy telling our story, and looking back on it reminds me how far we've come.  As I mentioned at the top of this page, I knew Tyler before he knew I existed.  We met in 2009 - my dad taught Tyler in high school guitar class.  Ty's talent and handsome charm clearly left a lasting impression, and actually earned him the spot as my 'Secret Crush' in my Grade 12 year book, (even after he had already graduated lol).  

In 2012, we started dating while both studying music at the University of Windsor's School of Creative Arts.  During that time we would often gig with fellow music students around town.  We began our professional journey together as a Jazz Duo, because Jazz was the bulk of the repertoire we knew from our studies at the time.  We began entertaining for local corporate events, weddings, etc. and the rest is history."

See what L&T are up to now: EVENTS